Like many of the posts state, the Holm era Ben Wades are great, I also have several as Holm was one of my favorite pipemakers(check avatar). Now on to the question. The name "Ben Wade" has been around a very long time and has moved with the times to different places,(London, Denmark, etc.), with different people running the show. I cannot offer insight to the current quality, but the "name" has always provided a respectable product. I was smoking a nice Ben Wade Danish Pride on the way to work this morning.